New U Of Alabama Head Vows To Fight Budget Cuts

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March 13, 1996

TUSCALOOSA, ALA. — Andrew Sorensen pledged a fight over Gov. Fob James' proposed budget cuts Tuesday as he was unanimously named president of the University of Alabama. Sorensen, provost and academic vice president at the University of Florida, said spending for higher education was an investment for the future, not just another expenditure. James, who met briefly with Sorensen before his approval by university trustees, wants to make multi-million dollar cuts at Alabama's colleges and universities, including a $1 million reduction at Tuscaloosa. ''I'm going to fight as hard as I can to keep those cuts from happening,'' said Sorensen, who implemented $51 million in budget cuts during his first two years at Florida.